Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
D1OINGS OF CONGRES
Summary of Proceedings Of RI
Houses at the National
Capital.

the conference report on tho election bill. MI
was agreed to without discussion and viii
division, and then the Senate. at IL O'Clock =,
into secret session. When the doors wers
passed a resolution calling upon the Secro..
Of the Treasury t., inform the House the ~
owing to the United States January l, 1Ss7. n.y.
the Pacific railroads: The committee on te,
State of Washington; committee on FOREIGN
fairs. for the suppression OF the opium tps
committee OH library, for the completion Of !.
monument of Mary, Mother Of Washinetor
Fredericksburg. Debate on the interstate Etc. ~,
lnerce bill was resumed. Mr. Eowcll, of Him
replied to many criticisms advanced against II
bill; Mr.. Henderson snid If any Of the featr1
Of the bill proved hurtful to the interests Of !,
peonle they could be amended at the next ~
sion of Congress- ldr. Hepburn, of Iowa. 90
to-day there was no statute which controI5
and limited the greed OF railroad cornoration
This bill gave something to remedy the er
and it was unwse for n man to starve becan
he could not have the fullness of the rcpnst II
he would choose. The discussion was IN
ment was ordered without vote having b.,
reached.
In the Senate on the 2lst. Mr.. Sp,one,
wiscon sin, was appointed to the Committee
Privileges and Elections to fill the vacancy
casioned by the death of Gen. Logan AM.
ton relating to tho liquor traffic in the Distr
of Columbia was referred. Numerous petite
were presented for the amendment Of the Old
margarine law, and for the repeal OF the intern
revenue laws. resolution requesting conf
of tho correspondence with the Government
Mexico in regard to the seizure and sale Of h
American schooner Rebecca was adopted.
the House the regular order was the vote UNI
the adoption of the conference report OH the R
ter-state commerce bill. Mr.. Butterworth
Ohio, desired unanimous consent to have
special vote on the long and short-haul sectioj
and Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, asked for a separa|
tl1e commission foat11ro. Init Mr.
of Georgia, objected to both requests.
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, moved to re-comm
the bill, but the Speaker declined to entera1
the motion, and the vote on adopting the COME
ence report was TAKEN resulting yeas 2l9, nay
Al. The bill will now be sent to the Presided
for his action. Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, from ii
Committee on Commerce. reported back the re-
olution requesting the Secretary of the Treas,rJ
to make inquiry of constructors of passenps
steamboats,, and any other persons he MAJ
think capable of giving information on the sud
heating the same. A resolution WAS introducsl
calling upon the President for correspondent
between this ma the British Government in Il
gard to the deprivation inflicted in Canadia]
ports on American vessels. At the evening se,
sion twenty pension bills were passed, includiD2
one granting $50 per month to the widow \
Gen. 7. F. Meagher
The Senate was not in session on the 2sd. n
the House tho Committee on Judiciary reported
pack adversely the resolution calling on the All
torney-General for information as to the leaai
authority under which the Pacific railroad
were consolidated and recognized by their dl
directors under the name of the Union paci6cy
and as the last-named company issued stoci
and trust bonds. The committee explained
that the information desired will be obtained j1
the joint resolution which passed the House
few days ago for an investigation of the ael
counts of these roads shall become law. The
Committee on Public Lands reported back the
bill for the forfeiture Of the New Orleans Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg land grant, and to confirm
the title to certain lands, with the Senate
amendment thereto, with O recommending
that the amendments be concurred in. This
Committee on Territories reported back nd
with the Territory Of Alaska. Laid on the table
In the morning hour, the bill increasing tht
rate of pension allowed for total deafness to 81
per month was put to vote: Tho opponents o
the bill refraned from voting and left thu
House without g. quorum. and in this condition
it remained until the morning hour expired anj
the bill went over without action.
The credentials of Chas. B. Farwell, elected
to fill the vacancy in the Senate caused by tht
death of John A. Logan, were presented on tn
gath and placed on file. as were also the creden
tlais OF Cushman Keller Davis, Senator cleo
from Minnesota for the term Of six years from
March 4, 1887 Mr.. Allison presented petition
from national banks in several large cities rec
ommending certain changes in the House bill
relative to national banks. The Senate bill pro
NlSlllG tudu pOSCOu1CeS OF the G0lf0 Class Ehal
not be changed to fourth class where the gros
receipts amount to $1,000 per year, and wher
the box receipts and commissions amount I,
81 600, was taken from the calendar and passed
ceeded to the consideration of the Senate bill t,
authorize the President of the United States t
protect and defend the rights of American fish
ing vessels, American fishermen, American
trading and other vessels in certain cases. Mr.
Hour suggested the insertion of the words: 20
un]ustly vexed or harassed therein by the au
thorities thereof He thought the bill would b.
much safer II it contained that general phrase
ology A lengthy discussion followed, pnrtci
pated IN by Messrs. Ingalls,. Frye. Edmunds
Hoar, Morgan, Hale, Evarts and others, some O.
whom, particularly Mr.. Frye, made very impas
Britain in this matter. Mr.. Frye charged thu
Canadian authorities with outrages and inhu
manities that would hive disgraced the Fiji
islanders Mr.. Ingalls, said that by the terms o!
this bill the trouble had to be settled by diplom
acy or war England had always been a rnffian
coward and bully among the nations of the
earth 1nsoient to the weak, tyrannical to the
Feeble, and bringing and obsequious to the
strong; Mr.. Hoar did not understand the object
OF the bill was to bring about war or further d
plomacy 1t meant that tho British Govern
ment and the Dominion of Canada should not be
IN IN American markets as long as they attempted
to interfere with our domestic arrange
!nents in this way. The bill was passed
by vote Of 4o yeas to nay-Mr Riddleburge,
l.
the light Of treaty, and he wanted no treaty
Adjourned. The Speaker laid before tho House
q communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury in response to tho House resolution
calling cali TOR information concerning the indebt
ness OF subsidized Pacific Railroads. aud the
effect of the passage of the House funding bill
MI Springer, of Illinois. presented resolution
pr constitutional amendment changing
the time for assembling Of Congress to the first
Wednesday in January of each year BY Mr.
LAWYER, directing the committee on naval affairs
TO inquire into the expediency of Immediately
appropriating s5O, 900 to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of the Navy for the
construction, equipment and armament of such
new vessels OF war as may be deemed necessary.
by Mr.. Thomas to increase the naval establish
ment. By Mr.. Clardy to incorporate the At
lantic and Pacific Ship Railway Company II
committee OF the whole the river and hrrbor bill
was under discussion when the House adjourned
sESAToR-ELEcr C. B. FARwELL was admins
tered the oath on the 18th and took his seat The
chair announced his signature to the interstate
commerce bill. On motion of Mr.. Blair untin
lshed business was laid aside, and the proposed
Juntn